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Hand digging, even the scruffiest of barely tended lawn grass, is something of a workout. That fourth cage is for the cucumbers, so put the last cage in that area. More informational links are highlighted in the text.Dear Sheila (1), You have to "pick"...

Likewise, reinforcement is needed for any buttonholes in thin fabric to keep buttons from pulling off through the fabric. Iron-on fusible webbing material can serve this purpose when sandwiched between the apron and a colorful fabric, making a decorative...

Use metal screen over the drainage hole(s) to prevent entry of worms and soil-based insects. I find baby toads in everything and have had several surprise--up close and personal--meetings.

Pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf0604790 4 Dec 2008Dr. Albert L. If the sponge is splotchy, or too dark for your liking, you can whiten it (like the commercial products) with a mild 10% bleach, or hydrogen peroxide, and water solution.

Spend a day with me here at Dave's Garden. It is a miracle I can find anything.By then the dogs were whining to be taken out again. Some of the forums are subscriber only, but the information available, and the friendships that can be formed are well...

Our counterparts inand many other friendly nations also took part in the effort. The end result was that the U.S. War Department could buy the mass produced fruits and vegetables cheaply if the people back home would produce their own.My grandfather called...

Community gardens come in all shapes and sizes. Community barbeques are not an uncommon event in the garden.By the way the Goodwill Garden is organic, Integrated Pest Management is practiced.

I estimated that it held about 20 gallons of water. Besides, I think a water lily would really be attractive.Total cost was quite frugal. I originally chose a spot under my crape myrtle tree, but research indicates containers need to be sited away from...

The fourth in my series on community gardens will be more of a pictorial than verbal. I have made many attempts to find someone to translate for me with no success. The reason being no one in this garden speaks English.

The garden has two sections, one to provide members their own produce and a “community” section which supplies fresh produce to a food depot.Several bee hives are in the garden for honey productionMany of the ash trees were lost to the Emerald Ash...

A zen garden is a place for reflection, meditation and enlightenment. That is where Kanso and Seijaku come in.Step 3: The sand or gravel goes in now. Finally you will need a small rake.This will take some thought.

I used to have a plot in this garden; I liked to go over early in the morning and work from dawn until 7:30-8 a.m. It was peaceful and I have had red-tailed hawks land on a fence post inches from where I was working a watch me for several minutes.This...

We've all used the normal containers for plants. It had a drain so water could escape if it rained too hard. Too many memories are contained in the well worn wooden handles. You may be surprised at the beauty you can create.

I will not mourn the loss of the three Indian Hawthorn bushes that were moved to the side yard.My landscaper warned me these lovely shrubs may not make the trip from the front yard to the side, and he was right.

The rust was simply surface rust and only added to the effect.Cassidy places the terracotta pot in the resulting hole and it fits like a glove. I purchased it and two others for $1 each and I'm sure that most of the people who observed me loading them...

Plan on planting 2 to 4 large plants or 4 to 6 small plants in each bale.Here's how I do it here in zone 6. Tip: If you need a wider row for larger vegetables like squash, remove a plank.Use a marker to identify the plants in each row and when you planted.Water.

Remember to use lighting in your home garden for evening enjoyment.I didn't think that this fence and archway could ever be improved, but the addition of the Chihuly glass takes it over the top!, as you come around a bend in the path.

I saw a make-shift arched trellis made from concrete re-mesh and immediately thought that could work for me! I could grow my two favorite vegetables on either side of an arch of wire that would be assessable to me from the ground.

At the very least, they may be fun and educational projects that can be as simple, or elaborate, as a budget will allow, and space permits.The following web site information may help you understand some basic sundial terminology before getting started...

Next year I shall:Sounds simple enough, doesn't it? If I get laid up with a bumblebee sting, I'll lose two weeks. I dislike watering. How many plants will you actually get? Johnny's Selected Seeds claimedseeds came from Swallowtail.

OK, so we all have a little garden art here and there. So when do you know you have too many? Family and friends look at most gardeners with their garden art and always tend to say there is too much if there is anything at all.

Armored tanks and rose gardens may strike you as an odd combination if you have never visited Cantigny Gardens in Wheaton, Illinois, which combines a military museum with well-tended lawns and flower beds that supply the visitor with hours of pleasure.

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.--Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Why are quotations so popular? They are also often used to support, oppose or present an entirely different view of a situation in a humorous light or pridefully...

The term "no-wa-wa", perhaps a tad cutesy, originated several decades ago in a contest by Steve Gander, a local Iowa boy, who grew up to become one of the top rodeo event promoters in the U.S.

That doesn't stop the birds from singing and the grass from greening, or me from putting it all into words. Spring can start slow here, snow lingers and the wind blows chill sometimes well into May.

(Don't we all wish we had one of those staffs?) A suspicious local woman was convinced that such a feat could only be performed by sorcery. Here Fiacre built an oratory in honor of the Virgin Mary and a hospice where he received strangers.

In my zone, I get a lot of die back on the tips of branches. Besides, fall is cold and dreary, while in the spring I can feel the warmth of the sun on my back while I'm puttering in my gardens, I like that feeling.Now that we know why we're doing this...